Gaydar: A social-cognitive analysis

Journal of Homosexuality

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 9-17

  Woolery, Lisa M ^a  

^a AVILA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive apprenticeship; Expert novice; Gay; Gaydar; Intuition; Llesbian; Problem solving

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COGNITION; FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTUITION; LESBIAN; MALE; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL STATUS;

COGNITION; FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY, FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; INTUITION; MALE; PROBLEM SOLVING; SELF CONCEPT; SIGNAL DETECTION (PSYCHOLOGY); SOCIAL CONDITIONS; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION;

EID: 34548706464     PISSN: 00918369     EISSN: 15403602     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J082v53n03_02     Document Type: Article

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